Russian Military Plane Crashes In Pacific, 11 Missing
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian military plane with 11 people on board crashed in the Pacific Ocean during a training flight late on Friday, the Defense Ministry said.
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Lebanon's Hariri Set to Announce Unity Government
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri will announce a new national unity government in the next two days after clinching a deal with the opposition on its make-up, politicians from both sides said on Saturday.
Iran Says Over 100 People Detained At Anti - U.S. Rally
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian police detained more than 100 people for "disturbing public order" during a rally this week to mark the anniversary of the seizure of the U.S. embassy, the official IRNA news agency reported on Saturday.
Madagascar Rivals Agree Power - Sharing Deal
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Madagascar's political rivals struck a deal late Friday on the make-up of a unity government, paving the way for an end to a 10-month political crisis that has rocked the Indian Ocean island.
Lebanon’s Opposition Said to Agree to Government
Lebanon’s opposition, including Hezbollah, agreed to join a unity government proposed by Saad al-Hariri, a senior opposition source said.
Lebanon’s Opposition Agrees to Join Government
Lebanon’s opposition, including Hezbollah, agreed to join a unity government proposed by Saad al-Hariri, an opposition source said.
Stop Seeking Compromise With Israel: Hamas Leader
DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal urged Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday to stop seeking compromise with Israel but offered him an olive branch, saying Palestinians must end their divisions.
Honduras Pact Crumbles Over Unity Government
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - An agreement to end a four-month political crisis in Honduras collapsed on Friday after two rival leaders failed to form a government of unity to heal the damage from a June coup.
Somali Pirates Threaten to Kill Spanish Hostages
MADRID (Reuters) - Somali pirates have threatened to kill three captive crew members from a Spanish fishing vessel if two suspected pirates being held in Spain are not freed, a senior officer aboard the vessel said on Friday.
Iranians Linked to Banned Drone Videos In Darfur: U.N.
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Two Iranian businessmen working at a Dubai-based firm were linked to video surveillance devices sold to Sudan and used in unmanned drones in Darfur in violation of a U.N. arms embargo, a U.N. report said.
At Least 25 Hurt In U.S. Troop Search In Afghanistan
HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) - More than 25 NATO and Afghan troops were wounded during a search Friday for two missing U.S. paratroopers in western Afghanistan, the NATO-led force said.
No Takers For Abbas' Palestinian Presidency
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Younger Palestinian leaders were in no rush on Friday to step into the shoes of President Mahmoud Abbas after he said he did not want to run for re-election in January.
WHO Says Pandemic Flu on Rise In China, Japan
GENEVA (Reuters) - H1N1 swine flu is on the rise in China and Japan after triggering an unusually early start to the winter influenza season in Europe, Central Asia and North America, the World Health Organization said on Friday.
Yemeni Rebels Say Holding Saudi Soldiers
RIYADH (Reuters) - Yemen's Shi'ite rebels said they had captured some Saudi soldiers on Friday, after Riyadh said it would press on with its offensive until it had cleared them from its territory.
Yemeni Rebels Say Capture Saudi Soldiers: Report
DUBAI (Reuters) - Yemen's Shi'ite rebels have captured an unspecified number of Saudi soldiers, a rebel spokesman told Al Jazeera television on Friday, following clashes near the border between the two countries.
Sudan Leader's Planned Visit Sparks Turkey - EU Row
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's President Abdullah Gul accused the European Union on Friday of "interfering" after the bloc asked Ankara to reconsider a decision to invite indicted Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir to an Islamic summit.
Forgotten Land Could Decide Turkey - Armenia Peace
AGDAM, Azerbaijan (Reuters) - Brief snatches of color -- a washing line, a passing car -- break up the mass of rubble that was Agdam.
Bangladesh Police Say Islamists Target U.S. Interests
DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh police have arrested three Islamist militants, including a suspected activist of Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba, who were plotting to attack U.S. interests in the country, a senior police officer said on Friday.
Serbia Charges Six For 1992 Killings In Bosnia
BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbia's war crimes prosecutor has charged six former Serb fighters over their alleged roles in killing, rape and torture of Roma civilians in eastern Bosnia during the 1992-95 war, a statement said Friday.
Pakistani Forces Enter Taliban Headquarters
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani soldiers entered the Taliban headquarters in South Waziristan on Friday, the military said, as gunmen wounded an army brigadier and his driver in a drive-by shooting in the capital.
Zimbabwe Proposes Ownership of Foreign Firms
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's government has proposed that "indigenous Zimbabweans" take 51 percent ownership of all foreign companies, including mines and banks, according to a draft law seen by Reuters Friday.
Defusing "Poor Man's Minefield" In Afghan South
BARCHA, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Coming face-to-face with Afghanistan insurgents' deadliest and most effective weapon -- improvised explosive devices (IEDs) -- is a near daily event for U.S. Marine Staff Sergeants Tony D'Amato and Aaron Irvin.
Honduran De Facto Leader to Form Government Without Zelaya
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Honduran de facto leader Roberto Micheletti said on Thursday night he would install a national unity government without the participation of ousted President Manuel Zelaya.
Israel Rejects U.N. Assembly Vote on Gaza War
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel on Friday rejected a U.N. General Assembly resolution urging an investigation into a report saying war crimes were committed in Gaza, and condemned the world body vote as "completely detached from realities.".
Rival Honduran Leaders Struggle to Form Government
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Rival Honduran leaders struggled to form a compromise government in time to meet a Thursday deadline they agreed on last week to end the crisis over the ouster of deposed President Manuel Zelaya.
Gunmen Wound Two In Pakistani Capital
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire at a vehicle in the Pakistani capital on Friday, wounding two men, police said.
Depression Ida Dumps Heavy Rain on Nicaragua
MANAGUA (Reuters) - Hurricane Ida weakened to a tropical depression as it churned through eastern Nicaragua on Thursday after cutting power and ripping roofs on little-developed Caribbean islands.
China Adopts "Malaria Diplomacy" as Part Of Africa Push
HONG KONG (Reuters) - In a laboratory in China's southern city of Guangzhou, scientists are trying to enhance the rare sweet wormwood shrub, from which artemisinin -- the best drug to fight malaria -- is derived.
U.N. Assembly Votes For Probes Of Gaza War Charges
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. General Assembly passed a resolution on Thursday urging Israel and the Palestinians to investigate war crimes charges leveled in a controversial U.N. report on the Gaza war.
Israel Complains to U.N. Over Alleged Hezbollah Arms
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Israel's U.N. ambassador complained to the United Nations on Thursday about what she said was an Iranian attempt to skirt a U.N. arms embargo and supply weapons to the Lebanese guerrilla group Hezbollah.
ElBaradei Won't Rule Out Run For Egypt Presidency
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Mohamed ElBaradei, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate and outgoing head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog, said in a television interview he would not rule out running for the presidency of his native Egypt.
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